Health & Science

From late March into April, Timothy Regan had severe coughing fits several times a day that often left him out of breath. He had a periodic low-grade fever too.

Agencies based in Dauphin County should also process Right-to-Know requests as they normally would, an independent office says.

Scientists are racing to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, but a Philly expert says it takes years to do safely and outlines the risks of rushing the process.

A raptor expert successfully rescued an osprey hatchling on Tuesday morning in Island Beach State Park.

This feature is confounding doctors’ understanding of what was once considered mainly a respiratory infection. It's also raising questions about prevention and treatment.

Carney’s rolling reopening will also no longer require out-of-staters to self-quarantine for 14 days upon entering Delaware.

Officials at Philadelphia International Airport had initially planned Friday to remove the between 50 and 100 homeless people.

Doug Tallamy discusses his new book, "Nature's Best Hope" about how to turn our yards into wildlife supporting habitat.

The Trump administration’s new strategy for coronavirus testing comes as the U.S. death toll from the pandemic is approaching 100,000.

“Right now, we're not in the second wave. We're right in the middle of the first wave globally," said Dr. Mike Ryan, the World Health Organization's executive director.

Many laid-off workers who lost health insurance in the coronavirus shutdown soon face the first deadlines to qualify for fallback coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

The move comes after the medical journal The Lancet reported on Friday that patients getting hydroxychloroquine were dying at higher rates than other coronavirus patients.

The WHO will pause the hydroxychloroquine arm of its clinical trial after a published paper showed people taking the drug were at higher risk of death and heart problems.

Gov. Carney said Delaware will reopen different sectors gradually in the next few days, to allow people to go back to work safely and to plan for the 4th of July weekend.

The good news is that the city’s parks and trails will be open this weekend, with social distancing still in place.